Yvette Streeter, Emergency Preparedness and Occupational Safety Coordinator was at the scene of the incident. She said it was “not a false alarm but a minor gas leak.”

“We evacuate each building once a year, so we have drills, since I’ve been here in 6 years we’ve cut our evacuation times in half,” said Streeter.

“People have radios, they’re able to communicate with each other by floor,” she added. “I was speaking to the primary coordinator for this building when I was coming on the other side of Meriam, I said is your building evacuated? She said yes, we’re on the lawn, I said get everybody towards the fence there’s a gas leak.”

The gas leak situation at Shurmer Gym and Yolo Hall has been resolved. The area is safe and can be reoccupied. All activities may resume as normally scheduled. No further updates will be sent.